WASHINGTON -- Washington linemates Joel Ward and Jason Chimera often play in the shadow of their higher-profile teammates. Dominique Easley Authentic Jersey . On Sunday afternoon, they sparked the Capitals to a much-needed victory. On a day when Alex Ovechkin was held to one shot on goal, the Capitals third line scored twice in a three-goal first period and the Capitals held on for 4-2 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs. Ward had a goal and an assist and Chimera also tallied for Washington, which scored on three of its first five shots for a 3-0 lead "Ive counted on Wardo and Chimmer all year long," Capitals coach Adam Oates said. "They play together -- penalty kill, power play. Big bodies that we count on for a lot of minutes. "Its good to see them get rewarded because you dont get a lot of accolades based on that. You know, doing grunt work." Ward, in his seventh season, reached the 20-goal plateau for the first time and added his 20th assist, while Chimera scored his 13th goal and has points in seven of his past nine games. "A lot of the time (Ward) and Chimmer and (centre Eric Fehr) get overshadowed because of the names we have on this team," Troy Brouwer said. "Night in night out, I think they are our most consistent line." Brouwer scored the other first-period goal for Washington and added an empty-netter with four seconds left to seal the win after Toronto had pulled within 3-2 in the second period. The Capitals begin a three-game swing Tuesday in Anaheim, Calif. "Youve just got to win them all," Oates said of upcoming games at Anaheim, Los Angeles and San Jose. "I know theyre better than us in the standings, but youve got to have the attitude youre going to beat them." Recently acquired goalie Jaroslav Halak, making his fifth straight start, had 27 saves in the win. Karl Alzner assisted on two Washington goals. Dion Phaneuf had a goal and an assist for Toronto and Troy Bodie also scored. The Maple Leafs are 2-2 on their five-game road trip. "Obviously we were pretty flat the first period," Toronto coach Randy Carlyle said. "It looked like we were still in our afternoon nap. Playing an afternoon game just took us a good part of the game to get warmed up and get awake." James Reimer, starting in place of regular goalie Jonathan Bernier, who suffered a lower body injury in Thursdays win at Los Angeles, finished with 29 saves. Washingtons power play was 2 for 4. Toronto was 0 for 3. The Capitals have 12 power-play goals in their past 10 games. "They got a good power play," Bodie said. "We know that. They kind of picked us apart." Phaneuf pulled Toronto within 3-2 at 8:05 of the second period when he floated a shot from the point through a screen and past Halak for his eighth goal. Toronto then came up empty on three consecutive power-play chances over a seven-minute stretch. Two of Washingtons first-period goals were the result of crisp passing sequences. With Toronto a man down, Marcus Johansson took a pass behind the goal line from Nicklas Backstrom and fed Brouwer in the slot. Brouwer one-timed low shot past Reimer for his 19th goal just 3:34 into the first period. Wards effort in front made it 2-0 minutes later. Alzners shot was stopped in front, but Ward outdueled Reimer for the puck and his backhand deflected off Chimera, who was credited with the goal. "We werent good enough in the first 10 minutes," Reimer said. "You cant spot a team three goals. We just werent sharp, you know? Myself included. And it cost us." The Capitals soon got another power play, and this time it was Evgeny Kuznetsov who made nice pass in front, to Dustin Penner. Penner, stationed to the left of Reimer, shovelled a backhand pass across to Ward, who buried it in the open net. "Chimmer is one of the fastest guys in the league. I just try to give him the puck," Ward said. "Theres no secret. I just try to hide in the weeds and try to look for some loose pucks." Toronto didnt get its second shot on goal until the 17:15 mark of the first period, but it went in as Bodie beat Halak over his right shoulder. NOTES: The Capitals are 20-0-3 this season when leading after the second period. ... Capitals C Brooks Laich (lower body injury) was a scratch and has missed two of the past three games. Oates said hell visit a doctor in St. Louis this week. ... Toronto concludes its road trip Tuesday in Detroit. Dominique Easley Womens Jersey . LeBron James and Chris Bosh didnt need any more. Williams scored 11 points in 10 minutes, Alan Anderson scored 17 points, and the Brooklyn Nets finished the exhibition season with a 108-87 win over the Miami Heat on Friday night. Dominique Easley Patriots Jersey . Toronto took care of business against an American League East powerhouse, as it took three of four from the Boston Red Sox. On Thursday the Jays secured a series win, as J.P.NASHVILLE -- The break in the NHL playoff schedule is giving Predators goaltender Pekka Rinne a little rest. Now his teammates want to give him a chance to catch his breath against the Detroit Red Wings. Rinne can use the break. He has stopped 35 or more shots in each Nashville win and is the main reason the Predators are up 3-1 in the first-round Western Conference series, putting the Red Wings on the brink of elimination. "He seems to be on top of the game when he gets a lot of shots," Nashville captain Shea Weber said of Rinne. "We dont want to give up that many shots." Rinne wasnt the only player taking a break Wednesday, both the Predators and the Red Wings took the extra time to regroup before Friday nights Game 5. But Rinne may have needed the day off the most after stopping the first 29 shots he faced in a 3-1 win Tuesday night. "We got outplayed the first two periods and just kind of hung around," Nashville centre David Legwand said. "We hung around, and Pekka kept us in it. We came up big in the third period. Thats fortunate for us. Were OK with that. He did a great job for us." Legwand said Pekka has been the difference in the series. The Red Wings agree. They have peppered Rinne with pucks from the start. Not that facing shots bothers Rinne after facing more during the regular season than any other goalie in the league. He has made saves of 35 and 41 before making 40 more Tuesday night in a 3-1 victory, stopping 130 of the 138 shots faced in this series for a .942 save percentage. Now the Predators want to spend more time on the other end of the ice to keep the Red Wings from peppering their 6-foot-5 goalie more and give him a little rest. "They were shooting until their arms got tired last night in the first two periods," Legwand said. "We kind of settled down a little bit in the third and things were pretty even. But being in their end and winning more draws and doing those things will help us a little bit." Nashville coach Barry Trotz said they dont want to give up as many chances as they did. Staying out of the penalty box will be key after the Predators put Detroiit on the power play seven times with the Red Wings lone goal coming on the man advantage. Bryan Stork Authentic Jersey. "Thats discipline and details," Trotz said. The Predators have given Rinne some defensive help. Mike Fisher cleared away a puck before it crossed the line Tuesday night with the Predators blocking 16 shots. Klein used his stick to swipe a puck away in Game 3 when Nashville blocked 19 shots. Captain Shea Weber played 31 minutes, 20 seconds Tuesday night, while defenceman Ryan Suter was on the ice 30 minutes, 41 seconds. Trotz said that made having a day off Wednesday key for more than just Rinne. "Just because you spend a lot of time in your own end with the penalty kills weve had to kill them off," Trotz said. "Those are taxing on your top players. That taxes the (Martin) Erats, the Fishers, the Webers, the Suters, the Kleins, the (Roman) Josis. They all get taxed pretty heavily, and obviously, Pekka in net. Getting couple days off will probably do us a world of good." Detroit coach Mike Babcock gave his Red Wings a day off Wednesday as well, hoping for a chance to regroup. The Red Wings are facing their earliest elimination since 2006 when they were ousted in the first round by Edmonton in six games. They have lost seven of their last 10 games overall with two of the wins coming by shootout in the regular season. "You cant keep playing like this, having the puck all the time, and have the other team beat you," Babcock said after the game. Finding a weak spot for Rinne would help. But he was a Vezina Trophy finalist a year ago and finished fourth in voting for the Hart Trophy before leading the NHL with 43 wins this season so his performance in this series isnt just a case of a goalie getting hot. Thats why Nashville gave him a seven-year, $49 million contract in November. "Youve got to continue to get pucks at the net," Detroit captain Nicklas Lidstrom said. "You cant shy away from that. I think weve got to get even more traffic in front and get some of those second chances. We talked about that but hes playing real well for them. We have to score some goals." ' ' '